好基友将胡子玩出新花样

The ULTIMATE beards: Gay best friends who decorate their facial hair with glitter, flowers, and even food

 

Two gay men from Portland have become social media stars thanks to their incredible ability to turn their burly beards into fanciful works of art, before sharing images of their whimsical creations on Instagram.
来自波特兰的两位同性恋者，凭借其非凡的才能，将他们浓密的胡子变成了新奇的艺术之作，之后他们将这些新奇的创作分享到Instagram上，也因此成了社交媒体上的红人。

Brian Delaurenti and Johnathan Dahl, who are known as The Gay Beards on social media, were inspired to start snapping photos of their facial hair last summer, and the best friends decorated their beards with colorful flowers, glitter and tasty treats - including Rice Krispies.
布莱恩·德劳伦蒂和乔纳森·达尔在社交媒体上是出名的“胡子同志”，去年夏天他们突发奇想开始拍摄胡子照。这对好基友用五颜六色的鲜花、闪耀的装饰品和美食（包括Rice Krispies牌脆米花）来装饰他们的胡子。

 

'One day in July of 2014 we were sitting on the couch, feeling anxiously creative, and we thought why not go take a picture of our beards?' they told TheGroomedManCo. 'We went off exploring, took a couple photos for our newly created Instagram.'
他们在接受TheGroomedManCo. 采访时说：“2014年七月的一天，我们坐在沙发上突发奇想：为什么不拍张胡子照呢？我们开始琢磨，并且注册了一个Instagram账户，上传了几张照片。”

Brian and Johnathan, who have known each other since they were eight yearsold, have weekly creative meetings to discuss their upcoming bear decor, however, they said that 'sometimes things spark ideas for us' - such as their Christmas light beards.
布莱恩和乔纳森8岁时就认识了。他们每周都会有头脑风暴，商量接下来的胡子装饰。不过，他们说，“有时候，一些事物会激发我们的灵感”，比如用圣诞灯装饰胡子。

 

'Depending on what we are putting in our beards, it can take anywhere from 20 minutes all the way up to two hours or more,' they explained of the process.
对于装饰过程，他们描述道：“这个过程可能会花费20分钟到2个小时甚至更多，这取决于我们用什么样的装饰品。”

The duo already have 28,300 followers on Instagram, and many of their photos earn 3,000 likes or more from fans who can't get enough.
这对搭档在Instagram 上的粉丝已经突破了2.83万，很多照片得到了3000个赞甚至更多，粉丝们表示看不够。

 

Brian and Johnathan celebrated the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage by turning their beards into rainbows. The image, which shows paint dripping off of their facial hair, was simply captioned: 'Love Always Wins.'
布莱恩和乔纳森将他们的胡子设计成彩虹，以此来庆祝全美同性恋婚姻合法化。有颜料从胡子上滴落的照片上配着一句简单的话：“爱能战胜一切。”

The image received more than 5,000 likes, and many commenters praised Brian and Johnathan for creating such a striking image. 'This is the most beautiful things I've ever seen,' one person wrote, while another added: 'How artistic is this?'
这张照片收到了5000多个赞，很多评论者赞扬布莱恩和乔纳森创造出如此引人注目的照片。一位网友写道：“这是我见过的最美的事物。”另一网友追评道：“多么艺术的照片啊！”

 

Brian started growing his beard in October of 2013 and coincidentally Johnathan followed suit. And the two men work in creative fields as well. While Brian is a painter and photographer, Johnathan is a musician.
布莱恩自2013年10月开始留胡子，很巧的是，乔纳森开始模仿他。这两个人都从事创作型工作。布莱恩是一位画家兼摄影师，乔纳森是音乐家。

In addition to their Instagram page, they have their own YouTube channel and are currently working on a children's book.
除了Instagram页面外，他们也有自己的YouTube频道，现在正忙于创作一本儿童读物。

Vocabulary
fanciful: 独出心裁的
whimsical: 异想天开的
glitter: 闪耀
décor: 装饰
duo: 搭档
caption: (给图片、漫画等)加以文字说明

英文来源：每日邮报
译者：实习生冯佳佳